CVE-2014-9163 (GCVE-0-2014-9163)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-12-10 21:00
Modified
2025-11-17 20:12
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.259 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.246 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.425 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2014.
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2022-04-13
Due date: 2022-05-04
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9163
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